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Am I wrong for thinking GraphQL is how builds APIs today?

GraphQL as core (anyone can select just the data they need)
Then some default queries offered via one call as REST endpoints (just a wrapper over the GraphQL)

and then for typesafety and production use on the client side combine GraphQL with effect to get end to end typesafety and return type validation in something like

What am I missing / where does this go wrong? trying to open my mind on GraphQL

Am I wrong for thinking GraphQL is how builds APIs today?

GraphQL as core (anyone can select just the data they need)
Then some default queries offered via one call as REST endpoints (just a wrapper over the GraphQL)

and then for typesafety and production use on the client side combine GraphQL with effect to get end to end typesafety and return type validation in something like

What am I missing / where does this go wrong? trying to open my mind on GraphQL

https://gist.github.com/tim-smart/e10e4cbaeff35242d8352adead30bef9

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GraphQL doesn’t have a great answer for syncing state… GraphQL Subscriptions don’t do much more than websockets, and Live Queries are basically just polling